2017 AAU Freestyle Judo National Championship

The 2017 AAU Freestyle Judo National Championships took place on September 30, 2017 at Kansas City North Community Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The rules were different in this tournament. The tournament was officiated under the Kodakan Judo rules. Dan Raney was the lone representative for Team White Dragon. The veteran place his stamp on the event by capturing the gold in his category. Raney put on a tremendous display of judo takedowns in his first match winning it by osaekomi. The opposition had no answer for Raney’s setups and superior newaza. It was Raney’s first national championship of his long judo career.

Location

2325 Lackland Rd. in Overland, MO 63114

From I-170 and Page take Page West to Woodson Rd then turn right onto Woodson, and left at Lackland. We are about 1 mile up on the right side of the road in the same shopping center as the old E&J grocery store.